Center Hosting Nutrition Education Program

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February 18, 2014|Kimberly Carmelich, The Parent and Child Center at Bristol Hospital, Statewide

The Parent and Child Center at Bristol Hospital is offering a free 4-week Food and Nutrition Education Program for low-income families. The class includes hands-on food preparation and food tasting. Participants will learn about food safety and how to stretch food dollars, choose the best buys for good nutrition, plan meals and snacks, and make low-cost, nutritious meals that taste good. Each week participants will get to taste free food in class and get groceries to try the recipes at home. This class is offered in conjunction with the University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System.

Class runs from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Tuesdays from March 18 to April 3 at the Parent and Child Center, 9 Prospect Street in Bristol. Pre-registration is required, and space is limited. To register, call the Parent and Child Center at 860-585-3895 or e-mail cgaray@bristolhospital.org. Spanish-speaking families should call 860-585-3776 to register.